Wednesday, August 21, 2013

95 Theses for Christian Racial & Ethnic Unity: #24

Racism
is a spiritual and moral problem. . .There could be few greater miracles in our
society than to find a solution for racial alienation. . . . We live in a racist society, and it is clear
that the church has been called to bring about reconciliation, to heal the
wounds that racism has caused . . . . What am I calling for? To be honest I am
calling for the church to a deliberate action that will challenge the racial
barriers we have placed about us. Even something as simple as going to the
Bible study of a different ethnic group may prove to be very meaningful. In
fact such actions may be indispensable if we are to deal with segregation in
our pews. The natural course of our tendency to separate may never be broken
unless some of us begin to take deliberate action that challenges the way we choose
to separate ourselves. American history has proven that racial barriers have
tremendous staying power. Tearing down those barriers will take concerted
effort. We as Christians must become part of the solution; otherwise, we are
probably part of the problem . . . . Living out the ideology of racial equality
is more important than stating a belief in such a philosophy.